Eighth Street

Eighth Street

Louisville’s parking lots win national attention as country’s worst “parking crater”

On Friday, Louisville received was awarded the dishonorable distinction as the city with the nation's worst "parking crater," a term for a vast area of surface...

Leading Pedestrian Intervals make crossing the street a little safer in...

In an effort to increase street safety in Downtown Louisville, the city is making changes to the timing of traffic lights to promote slower...

For Sale: What would you like to see fill West Main...

A signature building along West Main Street is on the market. Louisville Forward, the city's economic development department, announced at the end of January...

Construction Watch: Eight-story Holiday Inn Express & Suites brings mass to...

Plans for a hotel at the corner of Eighth Street and Market Street have been in the works since 2009, but the new eight-story,...

Go west, young developer: West Main Street development pushes up against...

The epicenter of West Main Street is moving a little farther west, and with it Louisville's Ninth Street Divide is slowly becoming less of...

Disappearing Downtown: What the Flood Didn’t Destroy, Progress Did

We've all seen the horrific photos of the 1937 flood which covered nearly the entire city with frigid, polluted water and snow. Here's a...

Demo Watch: Eighth Street Warehouses Threatened

A massive block-long series of warehouses along 8th Street in the Limerick / SoBro neighborhood is scheduled for demolition. The Cook Compression Company, a...

Fort Nelson Building: Whiskey Barrels Headed Back Downtown

Some of the best news for West Main Street in years was handed down last Wednesday as Mayor Fischer, Governor Beshear, and officials from...

Bike Lane Installed On Eighth Street

Earlier this summer (in June to be exact), a new bike lane was installed on Eighth Street in Downtown Louisville. The lane stretches from...